Tribal settlement and minor forest produce / edited by Devendra Thakur and D. N. Thakur

Tribal socio-economic life and forests are co-related terms without which tribal living cannot be imagined. Tribal economy is mostly hand to mouth economy. It is mainly confined to essentials viz: food, shelter, cloth and herbs. Its social and cul tural structure and level has been framed considering forest as base. With changing times and modern development tribals settlements are threatened and the role of jungles in supplying essentials is diminish ing. Endeavour should be made that the jungle based economy of the tribals are not made zero in near future.

This book studies the two major as pects i.e., of tribal settlement in reserve forest areas and minor forest produce.

Contents include: Introduction, Profile of Tribal Habitation; Tribal Settlement and Habitation in Chatighar; Tribal Settlement and Habitation in Pimpudia and Phuljhari; Study Report on the Habitation Chotatentuli; Tribal Settlement and Habita tion in Jamboo, Badamulla, Basudevpur, Chungamatia, Nuagaon, Chargachhia and Pauri, Birendhap, Man dopari, Tithaitanagar, Amatpari and Patiora; Shifting Cultivation; Recommendations; Minor Forest Produce: Introduction, Collection and Processing; The Market; Recommendations; etc.

This book will be of use to all inter ested in the study of tribal life and their development in India.